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A preliminary theoretical study of the acid catalyzed hydration of glyoxal, methylglyoxal, and other simple aldehydes
Author(s) -
Lavery Richard,
De Oliveira MarÇAl,
Pullman Bernard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.560160731
Subject(s) - glyoxal , methylglyoxal , chemistry , catalysis , reactivity (psychology) , quantum chemical , computational chemistry , organic chemistry , molecule , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , enzyme
On the basis of several parameters calculated quantum chemically an explanation is proposed for the relative reactivity of a range of aldehydes toward acid catalyzed hydration. In particular the biochemically interesting species of glyoxal and methylglyoxal are studied and compared to other aldehydes.